Burnley post backlog as Royal Mail modernisation gets underway
DISGRUNTLED customers have slammed the Royal Mail over claims a “mountain of mail” was piling up in Burnley.Hundreds of parcels are believed to be part of a big backlog at the sorting office in Bank...
View ArticlePENDLE MP ANDREW STEPHENSON: How to save money on your gas and electricity bills
The last week in Parliament has been very busy with an incredible number of different issues to deal with. Figures published recently showed an encouraging fall in unemployment both in Pendle and...
View ArticleTrawden factory blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a commercial property in Trawden on Tuesday morning.The fire, which involved a compressed air machine belt, happened in Cotton Tree Lane at 12-22am.Two breathing...
View ArticleStep-dad denies rape of nine-year-old girl
A PENDLE father-of-three was allegedly a “drunken bully” who raped his stepdaughter when she was nine and inflicted violence on her and her brother, who both lived in fear of him, a jury was...
View ArticleMR PENDLE: You would never have seen Bobby Charlton wearing gloves to play...
some people seem to take great delight in wearing T-shirts that mock the ill and the dead.First there were those who poked fun - in their eyes - at Margaret Thatcher at the TUC conference by wearing...
View ArticleInjured woman in Pendle Hill rescue drama
A WOMAN suffering from hypothermia and a suspected broken ankle was rescued from Pendle Hill yesterday.The walker, who is in her late twenties, had fallen on saturated ground between Downham and Barley...
View ArticlePolice Hallowe’en warning for Pendle Hill motorists
POLICE have issued a Hallowe’en warning to motorists travelling over Pendle Hill tonight.A one-way traffic system has been put in place over the Nick o’ Pendle from 5pm this evening.Hundreds of...
View ArticleM65 smash causes traffic chaos
A CRASH on the M65 last night caused traffic chaos for motorists heading west from Burnley and Pendle.The incident, involving three cars and a van, happened around 4-30pm on the westbound carriageway...
View ArticlePolice advise Burnley FC fans to arrive early for Leeds United match
POLICE are advising Burnley fans to arrive in good time ahead of their match against Leeds on Tuesday night.A bumper crowd is expected at Turf Moor for the 7-45pm Championship clash with a large...
View ArticleTesco lose Barnoldswick appeal
an appeal by supermarket giant Tesco against Pendle Council’s decision to refuse it planning permission for a store in Wellhouse Road, Barnoldswick, has been dismissed by a Government inspector.News of...
View ArticleColne’s Emma and Leighton feature on “Helicopter Heroes”
PRAISE has soared in for the tireless efforts of the air ambulance after a Colne mother and son featured on BBC One’s “Helicopter Heroes”. Emma Matthews (31) and her son Leighton Cawdrey (10), of...
View ArticleOpposition growing for 200 new homes on Nelson-Colne boundary
TWO local campaign groups have joined forces to call on councillors to hand 14 hectares of land at Gib Hill on the Nelson-Colne boundary to them to run as a community-based trust.Get Knotted from Colne...
View ArticleHave your say on wind farm plans says Pendle MP
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson is encouraging residents in his constituency to let the Government know their views on onshore windfarms.Pendle has already seen quite a few application to create wind...
View ArticleNelson driver who gave wrong ID caught out by fingerprint
A driver whose lies when he was stopped by police landed an innocent man in court has escaped being locked up.Burnley Crown Court heard how Muhammad Naeem (25) gave officers the details of a man named...
View ArticleBurnley FC Army supporters fly flag in Afghanistan
BURNLEY soldiers are flying the flag for the claret and blue army out in the deserts of Afghanistan.The King’s Royal Hussars men have been proudly been parading the iconic Clarets colours atop their...
View ArticlePolice appeal after Nelson road smash
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Nelson.The incident happened in Marsden Road, near the junction with Hillingdon Road North, on Friday, around 6-30pm.A black...
View ArticleRoad closed after man (65) in Barrowford road accident
A 65-year-old pedestrian was in collision with car as he crossed a main road to get to a store.It happened at lunchtime on Tuesday in Gisburn Road, Barrowford. The man was crossing the road to get to...
View ArticleTeenager found dead in Brierfield house
A TEENAGER has been found dead at a house in Brierfield.Danny Collins (17) was found by police at approximately 10am yesterday (Wednesday) at a property in Chapel Street, Brierfield.He had been...
View ArticleVOTE: Will you be voting in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections?
Elections will be held on November 15th for Lancashire residents to choose police and crime commissioners who will replace police authorities currently in charge of the county’s police force.PCCs, as...
View ArticleNelson teenager in hanging tragedy: inquest
A “KIND and thoughtful” Nelson student gave no indication to his family or teachers that he was going to hang himself, an inquest heard.Sohail Hussain (16), a popular student at Marsden Heights...
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